bet : Idioms & Phrases
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bet on
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verb place a bet on
stake; back; gage; game; punt.
- Which horse are you backing?
- I'm betting on the new horse
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betting odds
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noun the ratio by which one better's wager is greater than that of another
odds.
- he offered odds of two to one
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betting shop
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noun a licensed bookmaker's shop that is not at the race track
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bouncing bet
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noun plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised
bouncing Bess; hedge pink; soapwort; Saponaria officinalis.
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place bet
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noun a bet that a horse will finish a race no worse than second
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shin bet
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noun the Israeli domestic counterintelligence and internal security agency
General Security Services.
- the Shin Bet also handles overall security for Israel's national airline
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To back the field , ∨ To bet on the field
- . See under
Back , v. t.
Webster 1913
To go bet
- to go fast; to hurry. Obs.
Webster 1913
To hedge a bet
- to bet upon both sides; that is, after having bet on one side, to bet also on the other, thus guarding against loss.
Webster 1913
you bet
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adverb an expression of emphatic agreement
and how; you said it.